NSQH 2026 – Nordic Conference on Research in Patient Safety and Quality in Healthcare

Quality and Safety in the Changing Social and Healthcare System 

The 8th Nordic Conference on Research in Patient Safety and Quality in Healthcare 2026 brings together experts, researchers, and professionals from across the Nordic-Baltic region to discuss how health and social care systems can adapt to change while ensuring safety, quality, and equity.

Keynote speakers include leading voices in health policy, research, and digital transformation: Lasse Lehtonen (Kela), Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen (Finnish institute for health and welfare), Anne Moen (University of Oslo), Josephine Ocloo (King’s College London), and Henrique Martins (Universidade da Beira Interior / ISCTE-IUL).

The program features national and regional perspectives on client and patient safety, discussions on the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, and presentations on medication safety, rehospitalization, home treatment, and client safety in social services.

The conference also explores key issues such as digital health literacy, citizen engagement, educational innovations, and the impact of inequity in client and patient safety. Together, these sessions aim to strengthen collaboration, share evidence-based practices, and inspire progress toward safer and more effective health and social care across the Nordic-Baltic region. The conference also aims to foster dialogue between health and social care quality and safety and warmly welcomes social care experts, researchers, and practitioners to join the conference.

We welcome you all to join with fellow students, clinicians, leaders, researchers, and experts in patient safety and quality improvement in the NSQH 2026 conference in Helsinki.

Please note that programme may be subject to change and it will be updated with more details later.

More detailed programme pages:
Pre-conference programme
NSQH 2026 programme

Wednesday 26 August 2026 – PRE-CONFERENCE  

Thursday 27 August 2026 - CONFERENCE DAY 1 

REGISTRATION 

If you have any questions about registrations, payments or receipts, please contact [email protected].

Registration instructions and conditions

Reservations will be handled on a “first come – first served” basis. Each form is to be filled in individually by only one participant. Registration form works best with Google Chrome browser with freshly cleared cookies or in incognito (or similar) mode. If you have problems with completing the on-line form, please contact the local conference secretariat at Confedent International:  

Confedent International
E-mail: [email protected]

Registration fees 

Registration times are shown in Finland’s time zone (DD/MM/YYYY).

Early Registration fee period: – 15/05/2026
Regular Registration fee period: 16/05/2026 – 16/08/2026
Registration is open until August 16th, 2026.

* The student rate applies to undergraduate (Bachelor level, first degree) full-time students. Students studying at Masters or PhD level, as well as those pursuing a second Bachelor’s degree (after already completing one), are eligible for this discount. Valid student status needs to be proved during the registration.

Invited speaker (Keynotes), Exhibitor & Organizer registrations are for authorised persons only.